The Belmont Bruins (2-1) head to McKale Center to face the No. 3 Arizona Wildcats (3-0) on Friday at 11 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook lines around the'Belmont vs. Arizona odds'as we make our expert'college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Belmont is coming off a 93-59 win vs. Division III Berry College – a game that was not on the board. It shot 57 percent from the field but committed 16 turnovers. Belmont is widely known as 1 of the better mid-major programs in the country, but it was picked to finish 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference in a preseason poll. It has 13 consecutive seasons of 20 wins or more.
Arizona, which is No. 3 in the , continues a 3-game homestand after beating the Southern Jaguars 97-59 and covering as a 31.5-point favorite Monday. It is led by F Keshad Johnson, a 5th-year senior transfer who is averaging 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He had 17 points last time out and was 1 of 6 Wildcats to score in double figures.
The only meeting between these teams took place March 21, 2013, in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Arizona won 81-73, behind 23 points from G Mark Lyons.